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Kidney Cancer Treatment

Treatment of kidney cancer, like other cancers, depends on several factors.

3 Nov 2010

Kidney cancer, like other cancer, starts when the normal cells in one or both kidneys change and grow uncontrollably. These form a mass or a tumor. A tumor can be benign or non-cancerous or may be malignant or cancerous. A cancerous tumor has the ability to spread to other parts of the body.

3 Nov 2010

What is Kidney Cancer?

Kidney cancer or renal cancer is the eighth most common cancer in adults in the UK and accounts for 2% of all cancers in the U.S.

3 Nov 2010

Virology History

The pervasive nature of viruses has had its impact throughout the living world. Viral disease can be found in plants, arthropods, protozoa and bacteria, but also in higher animals. Albeit more detailed knowledge of their biological, chemical and physical properties was mounted in the last 50 years, viruses are no modern phenomenon.

3 Nov 2010

Virology Molecular Biology & Viral Therapy

Virology is a study of viruses, small parasites that are not able to reproduce by themselves.

3 Nov 2010

Viral Diseases

Viruses can cause many important diseases which throughout history had the power to change entire countries geographically and economically.

3 Nov 2010

What is Virology?

Virology is the study of viruses and virus-like agents, including, but not limited to, their taxonomy, disease-producing properties, cultivation and genetics.

3 Nov 2010

What is an Endocrinologist?

Endocrinology is a complex study of the various hormones and their actions and disorders in the body. Glands are organs that make hormones. These are substances that help to control activities in the body and have several effects on the metabolism, reproduction, food absorption and utilization, growth and development etc.

3 Nov 2010

What is Endocrinology?

Clinical endocrinology is a branch of Medicine that deals with the endocrine glands, actions of hormones and their metabolic consequences.

3 Nov 2010

Embryology History

Until as recently as the 18th century, the belief that an embryo exists as a pre-formed entity contained inside semen was common.

3 Nov 2010

What is Embryology?

Embryology is the study of development of an embryo from the stage of ovum fertilization through to the fetal stage.

3 Nov 2010

Laryngeal Cancer Risk Factors

The exact cause of laryngeal cancer is not clear. However, certain risk factors have been identified that increase the risk of developing this condition. Smoking, for example, is the main risk factor for laryngeal cancer and long-term excess alcohol consumption is another major risk factor.

3 Nov 2010

Laryngeal Cancer Symptoms & Diagnosis

The symptoms of laryngeal cancer can be similar to symptoms that arise in other conditions. For example, a common early sign is a hoarse voice, a symptom that is also seen in laryngitis.

3 Nov 2010

What is Laryngeal Cancer?

Laryngeal cancer is an uncommon type of cancer that affects the tissues of the voicebox. The majority of laryngeal cancers originate in the squamous cells – flat, thin cells in the epithelium that forms the innermost lining of the larynx.

3 Nov 2010

Hematuria Causes

Hematuria refers to the presence of blood in the urine and is usually caused by bleeding somewhere in the urinary tract. Hematuria may be caused by several health conditions as well as the use of certain medications.

3 Nov 2010

Hematuria Diagnosis

Hematuria or blood in the urine indicates that bleeding is occurring somewhere in the urinary tract. The underlying cause of the condition therefore needs to be investigated and diagnosed so that an appropriate treatment can be prescribed.

3 Nov 2010

What is Hematuria?

The term hematuria refers to presence of blood in the urine. People may be frightened by finding blood in their urine but this is rarely a symptom of any life threatening condition. Hematuria needs to be carefully evaluated by a physician so the underlying cause can be detected and treated.

3 Nov 2010